Front wheel brake



- V. VVA PAGE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE Filed Jan. l2. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l May ZZ, E923.

V. W. PAG

FRONT WHEEL BRAKE Filed Jan. l2 1922 2 Sheets-:Sheet `iront axle of the vehicle, and 6 VICTOR 'WL PG, OF KEXV GARDENS, NEW YORK.

recur WHEEL BRAKE.

Application led January 12, 1922. Serial No. 528,@01.

Be it knoivn that l. Viorou .V. PAG. a f'itizen of the United States. and a resident of the city-oi New York7 Kew Gardens. borough ot' Queens, in the county oi' Queens and State oi New York. have invented a new and Improved Front lVheel lrake, of which the following a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to ne\'v and useful improvements in brakes for vehicles and it pertains more particularly to a brake construction especially adapted for use in connection with the front wheels ot the vehicle.

1t is the primary object of the invention to provide a new and improved mechanism by means of which the brakes of the front wheels of the vehiclel may be applied regard less of the angular position of the wheels relative 'to the body oir the vehicle or the line of travel thereof.

It is a further object of the invention to construct a front Wheel brake in such a manner that the same is adaptable to the conventional type of axlev and front .Wheel mount.

Referring to the drawings-f Figure 1 is a View of one end of the front axle of a vehicle showing a portion of the axle in elevation and a portion of, the axle in section. the Wheel mount and Wheel together lwith the brake construction being shown in section; y

Fig. 2 is a View in elevation partly in section taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

Referring' more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the designates the yoke thereof. The steering spindle is indicated by the reterence'character 7]., and is mounted Within the yoke of the axle by means of a king bolt 9 or. the like. 'ln the present invention the king bolt- 9 is hollow as indicated by the reference character 10, and is secured in position by being formed with a ange 11 on its upper end and screwthreaded as at 12 on its lower end to receive a nut 13. The steering knuckle is mounted on bushings 1a secured in the upper and lower ends of the steering knuckle, and said bushings 14 surround the king bolt as more clearly shown in 1.

The reference character l5 designates a Wheel Which is shown as of the disk type. and secured to said wheel 15 by means of bolts or the like 1G. is a brake drum 17. Mounted internally of lthe brake drum 17 are br: ke shoes 18. shown in dotted lines in Fig. Q. and said brake shoes 18 are adapted to be expanded into Contact with the inner peripheral-surface of the brake drum 1'? by means of a cam member 19, rl`his cam niember 19 is carried by -a shaft 2Q and mounted upon said shaft 20 is a pinion gear 521. The shaft Q0 is mounted for movement in a tubular extension QQ ol` the closing plate 23 of the brake structure` and mounted upon the exterior of' the tubular extension .22 and secured thereon by means of a set screw 2a or the like, is a housing 25. rhe housing 25.is formed With a hollenT projection 26, within which the outer end 2T of the shaft 20 mounted, and the housing is 'further provided with an enlarged base. portion 2S adapted to rest upon the flange et the hollow king bolt 9. y

Mounted for .reciprocating movement Within the hollow king holt 9 is a rod 30v or the like. and said rod 3() has its upper end flattened as at` 31, and provided With rack teeth as indicated by the reference character 32. The rack teeth are adapted to mesh with the teeth of the pinion gear 21A to rotate the same and also to rotate the shaft 2O and the cam member 19 to spread the brake shoes 18. To provide for reciprocating the member 30 within the hollow king bolt 9, a shaft 31 is mounted in brackets 32, Which latter are secured to the front axle 5 by means of bolts 33 or the like, Mounted 'upon oneend of the shaft 31 is a lever or arm 34, which engages the lower end of the member 30, asindicated at 'Connected to the opposite end of the shaft `31, is an arm 36, which arm` is connected to a.v suitable hand or Jfoot lever (not shown) mounted within the driving compartment of the car in a position accessible to the operator thereof. l

The device operates in the following manner: f

As the arm or lever 36 is operated to rock the shaft 31, the arm 34 causes a reciprocatiou of the member 30 and owing to the rack 32 thereof engaging with the pinion gear 21, the shal'lV Q() will be rotated to operate the cam numlwr lf) and spread the brake shoes 18 into operative engagement with the inner peripheral surface or the brake drum lines in Fig. 2 forms the lsubject matter of a' co-pending application filed March 24; 1921, Serial No. 455,039, and therefore no claim is made thereto herein. i

F rom the foregoing. it is apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved mechanism for braking the steer- A ing Wheels of a motor vehicle and that by the construction disclosed the brake of the front Wheels may be applied regardless of their angular position relative to the body of the vehicle.

Wlhat isclaiined is:

, l. In a device of the character described, in combination with a wheel and its axle, a hollow king bolt for pivotally mounting the wheel in the axle, a brake carried by the wheel, and means for operating said brake comprising a cam, a shaft carried by said cam, a pinion gear mounted on said shaft, and means movable through said hollow king bolt for operating said pinion gear.

2. In combination with a steering wheel andits axle, a hollow king bolt for pivotally mounting said steeringwlieel, a brake carried by said steering Wheel, means for operating said brake, said means comprising a cam, a shaft upon which said cam is mounted, a inion gear carried by said shaft, Y

a rack mem er movable through the hollow king bolt and having its rack portion engaging the pinion gear and means carried by the axle and adapted for engagement With said rack member to move the same longitudinally of the hollow king bolt to actuate the brake-operating means.

3. A device of the character described comprising in combination with an axlefand a wheel pivotally mounted thereon, a hollow king bolt for pivotally mounting said wheel, an internal brake carried by said Wheel, a

cam for operating said internal brake, al shaft carrying said cani, a pinion gear mounted on said shaft, arack member extending tlirough the hollow king bolt, and a rocking lever pivotally mounted'on the axle and adapted to engage said rack mem-,

ber to move the same longitudinally of the hollow king bolt to operate the cam of the internal brake, as and for the purpose set forth.

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